Pause & Play Today: June 30, 2021
UPDATES / ADDITIONS
NEW RELEASES
“Wanderer’s Compass,” Jeremy Garrett – Aug. 13
“ERRØR BØY,” Lil Lotus – Aug. 20
“The Band CAMINO,” The Band CAMINO – Sept. 10
“Under the Weather,” HOMESHAKE – Sept. 10
“Mod Prog Sic,” Black Dice – Oct. 1
Artist Merch Shop: See the New Arrivals. »
UPCOMING RELEASES (no release date yet)
“Start Again,” Donny Osmond – September 2021
REISSUES
“Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap,” various artists – Aug. 20
VINYL
“The Off-Season,” J. Cole – Aug. 27
JUST RELEASED (surprise releases + more)
“Mad Love (Deluxe),” Infinity Song (2020 album; with four new songs; Roc Nation)
“Whatever It Takes (Deluxe),” Kyle Vincent (2020 album; with two bonus tracks; Songtree)
“Atom,” TOMÁ (producer: TOMÁ; See here; TOMÁ)
“PUZZ,” Elias Bendix (Danish guitarist’s debut album; Hear here; MusicUnity)
NEW SONGS (click on title to stream)
Who, Donny Osmond
Ruthless, midwxst
Boy in a Billion, Claire Rosinkranz
Daddy’s Coming Home, BabyJake
Godlight, Noah Kahan
Sunlight, Your Grandparents
Why Don’t You Break My Heart, Sweet Nobody
Games People Play, Lady Wray
Faults, Ross Nicol
Dodging a Bullet (I Swear), Abby K
New Tongue, Desert Liminal
Bedside Love Song, Frank Moyo
Give Me a Reason, Jillian Rossi
A Little Bit of Change, Joshua Red Uttech
Was it You or Was it Me, Jewelia
Dominoes, Anson Seabra
Step Aside, Annie Bass
TOUR DATES (just added)
» COIN
» Pitbull
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Eddie Rambeau (79)
Gene Cotton (77)
Glenn Shorrock (77)
Billy Brown [The Moments / Ray, Goodman & Brown] (75)
Andy Scott [Sweet] (72)
Stanley Clarke (70)
Hal Lindes [Dire Straits] (68)
Philip Adrian Wright [The Human League] (65)
Brendan Perry [Dead Can Dance] (62)
Julianne Regan [All About Eve] (59)
Yngwie Malmsteen (58)
Phil Anselmo [Pantera] (53)
Tom Drummond [Better Than Ezra] (52)
Matisyahu (42)
Cheryl Cole (38)
James Adam Shelley [American Authors] (38)
Cole Swindell (38)
Fantasia Barrino (37)
IN REMEMBRANCE
Chet Atkins (1924-2001)
Joe Henderson (1937-2001)
Phyllis Hyman (1949-1995)
RELEASED ON JUNE 30 IN … 1986
“True Blue,” Madonna (her third album, featuring “Live to Tell,” “Papa Don’t Preach,” “True Blue,” “Open Your Heart” and “La Isla Bonita”; producers: Madonna, Stephen Bray, Patrick Leonard; Sire / Warner)
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